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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 14, 2020
Filed:
Aug. 29, 2017
Applicant:
Canon Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Inventor:
Hideyasu Hongu, Yokohama, JP;
Assignee:
Canon Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04N 5/232 (2006.01); G02B 7/34 (2006.01); G02B 7/28 (2006.01); G03B 13/36 (2006.01); G06K 9/00 (2006.01); G06K 9/46 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H04N 5/23212 (2013.01); G02B 7/28 (2013.01); G02B 7/34 (2013.01); G03B 13/36 (2013.01); G06K 9/00624 (2013.01); G06K 9/46 (2013.01); H04N 5/23219 (2013.01);
Abstract
One or more lens control apparatuses, methods and storage mediums for use therewith are provided herein. In at least one lens control apparatus, a camera control unit determines that a subject is in focus if an amount of defocus is within a first range in a first mode where the camera control unit has not determined that the subject is a moving subject, and determines the focus state on a basis of the amount of defocus and a reversed state of a drive direction of a focus lens based on the amount of defocus in a second mode where the camera control unit has determined that the subject is a moving subject.